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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Bass Coast Shire

Education institution attending

In 2021, 527 females in Bass Coast Shire were attending university. This represents 2.5% of the population, compared to 3.5% in Regional VIC.

The share of Bass Coast Shire's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, as it is influenced by the number of children attending school; proximity to tertiary education, which can mean young adults leaving home to be nearer to educational facilities and; the degree to which people are seeking out educational opportunities in adulthood, especially in their late teens and early twenties.

This data is often combined with Age Structure to identify areas with significant university student populations.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'

Education institution attending
Bass Coast Shire - Total females (Usual residence)20212006Change
Type of institutionNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2006 to 2021
Pre-school3371.61.91761.31.5+161
Primary school1,3116.37.49086.68.5+403
Primary - Government9664.64.87105.26.2+256
Primary - Catholic1710.81.91240.91.8+47
Primary - Independent1740.80.7740.50.6+100
Secondary school1,0435.06.08256.07.3+218
Secondary - Government6663.23.35103.74.7+156
Secondary - Catholic740.41.8870.61.7-13
Secondary - Independent3031.41.02281.70.9+75
TAFE/Vocational3631.72.32631.92.0+100
University5272.53.51411.02.5+386
Other1270.60.8940.70.8+33
Not attending15,67074.871.79,90172.470.3+5,769
Not stated1,5677.56.41,37310.07.2+194
Total20,945100.0100.013,681100.0100.0+7,264
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the female population attending educational institutions in Bass Coast Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 6.3% of the female population were attending primary school, 5.0% of the female population were attending secondary institutions, and 4.2% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.4%, 6.0% and 5.8% respectively for Regional VIC.

The major differences between the share of the female population attending learning institutions in Bass Coast Shire and Regional VIC were:

  • A larger percentage of females not attending (74.8% compared to 71.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of females attending a Catholic secondary school (0.4% compared to 1.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females attending a primary school (any type) (6.3% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females attending a Catholic primary school (0.8% compared to 1.9%)

Emerging groups

From 2006 to 2021, Bass Coast Shire's female population increased by 7,264 people (+53.1%). This represents an average annual change of 2.88% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of females attending education institutions in Bass Coast Shire, between 2006 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • Primary school (+403 females)
  • University (+386 females)
  • Primary - Government (+256 females)
  • Secondary school (+218 females)

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